Improvement in feed-regulators



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WILLIAM T. II. DANIELs OF BELLVILLE,

OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 110,015, dated December 13, 1870.

-lMPROVEMENT IN FEElD-REGULATORS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame. y

To all -ufhoin lit mag/ concern Be it known that I, WILLIABI '1. ll'.DAxInLs, of Bellville, county' of Monroe and State. of Ohio1 haveinvented a new and useful,Improvement in Boxes or Regulators forFeedingl Horses and other animals; and that the following is a full andexact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying ventgreedy animals from seizing too much feed at once, and thus choking, asis sometimes the case.

I 'first lmake 'a box or hopper, A, which may be wedge-shaped or of 'anysuitable orm, to direct the feed to its bottom 'or discharge opening.VThis box may be fastened to the side ot' the stall, so that the feedwill fall into the lower box or trough B, where the horse or otheranimal can reach the same in the usual way.

, Oa one side of the box A is au oscillating or swinging feed-board, C,hinged at top by'pivots or screws l).

A spring, E, holds this board so as to prevent the oats or grain fromfalling from the upper box A into the lower Il, except when the animal,in feeding from this lower box, pushes againstthe lower end of the boardC.

By this arrangement the animal will feed slowly and will thoroughlygrind his food. y

Au adjustable gauge-rod, G, is employed to regulate the discharge of thefeed. This rod may bepub in different holes, H, in order to preveutthefeedboard C from swinging back too far. In this way the flow of the feedis regulated for oats, eorn,'or other grain. p

The board C maybe so hung aste close by falling or swinging, or a pulleyand weight or suitable equir`- alent may be used in place ot' the springE for hold? ing the board.

Haring thus described my invention,

I claim- The oscillating feed-board C, operated bythe spring E or itsequivalent, in combination with the box or hopper A, substantially asset forth.

WILLIAM .'l. H. DANIELS.

\Vitnesscs:

WM. H. Samuels, Emi. F.1Brtowx.

